Mr. Speaker, it is telling that on an occasion when the rest of us are engaged in debate on important matters of the future of Canada, when we speak of the economic future of Canada, indeed the future of the confederation, the hon. member for Yorkton-Melville rises to ask questions about the right to bear firearms. It is fitting.
If I must address the substance of his question, the group to which he referred forms part of the Police Association of Ontario which represents all the frontline officers in Ontario. The Police Association of Ontario forms part of the Canadian Police Association. I was present on March 30 of this year in Ottawa when the Canadian Police Association, the national group of frontline officers, debated and voted on Bill C-68 and I was there to see it support the bill.
I was in Markham, Ontario, on August 14 this year when the Police Association of Ontario voted in support of Bill C-68. I was in Regina in late August when the chiefs of police voted in favour. The police of this country are behind this bill.